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Matthew Taylor (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

Matthew Taylor of Jefferies on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.4★

Success56%

Excess return+7.3%

rank#1,398

Ratings459

ratings on stock perps58

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	60	229
Stock	25	42
Buy / hold / sell	51 / 9 / 0	171 / 57 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 0	5 / 2 / 4
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 55 (8%)	33 / 187 (15%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-22.0%	-24.9%
Best / worst call	+253.7% / -67.4%	+253.7% / -99.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 -0.6% · targets hit within a year 57% (n = 52)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MDT Medtronic	Hold · Reiterated	$95.00	+3.7%	Sep 2, 2026
$ABT Abbott Laboratories	Buy · Reiterated	$135	+30.6%	Aug 21, 2026
$BSX Boston Scientific Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$60.00	+39.2%	Aug 21, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$455	+68.5%	Jun 18, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 2, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $95.00 · article
Aug 21, 2026 $ABT: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
Aug 21, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $60.00 · article
Jul 28, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $67.00 · article
Jun 24, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $67.00 · article
Jun 18, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $455 · article
May 19, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 24, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $95.00 · article
Apr 23, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 17, 2026 $ABT: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
Apr 2, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Mar 30, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Mar 23, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $ABT: Reiterated · Buy · $145 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $132 · article
Nov 21, 2025 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $149 · article
Nov 17, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $132 · article
Oct 26, 2025 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $132 · article
Oct 23, 2025 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $132 · article
Aug 18, 2025 $ABT: Reiterated · Buy · article

Matthew Taylor4.4★ · 56% success · +7.3% excess return · TipRanks data via FMP · Source headlines via TheFly/StreetInsider (FMP). Reaction = venue-median perp move after our detection — an observation, not investment advice.